SB2014060518 - Information exposure in Linux kernel

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SB2014060518 - Information exposure in Linux kernel

Published: June 5, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014060518
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3917)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to read memory contents or crash the application.

kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References